The Music for Schools Foundation

Analysis

The Music for Schools Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03466442). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Music for Schools Foundation reported income of £608k and spending of £541k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £330k to £608k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Music for Schools Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pippins Pre School Crediton (£608k), Jewish Family Centre Ltd (£611k) and Adagio College of Performing Arts (£607k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £187k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.